ACCOUNTANT

BASIC FUNCTION:

This position is primarily responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the Company's financial system, including preparing consolidated financial statements for monthly internal financial and statistical reporting, and providing financial information to the parent company (Gerdau, S.A.) on a timely basis. This position is also responsible for the consolidation of the company, reconciling general ledger accounts, preparing audit schedules, and financial and statistical analysis. This position will be involved with the month end close of the company. This position will have to research technical accounting topics when required by management.

The incumbent will be involved in several projects and would work without close supervision and somewhat independent toward achieving specific project goals.

DIMENSIONS:

1. Consolidated Sales $6 Billion

1. Total Company Assets $8+ Billion

1. Locations 100+

1. Personnel No direct supervisory responsibilities

NATURE AND SCOPE:

This position should possess a broad knowledge of accounting and reporting, preferably in a manufacturing environment, including consolidated reporting for SEC registrants. This position requires formal education at an accredited university with a degree in accounting,with 5 to 10 years of work experience with a large public accounting firm and/or private company within the SEC reporting area is preferred. Work experience should include exposure to a manufacturing environment and hands-on experience in general accounting, cost accounting, and internal controls. Being a Certified Public Accountant is preferred. The incumbent should be proficient in PC software, preferably Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

The incumbent should have or must develop an intimate knowledge of the Company's accounting system to include the SAP and various other software applications.

This position assists the Corporate Accounting Manager in the accounting functions of the Corporate Office. These functions include the month-end closing of ledgers for the corporation and subsidiaries, conducting control self-assessments for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and internal audit, general ledger account reconciliations, analysis and review, management reporting, external financial reporting, journal entries, and reviews the closing of month-end. The incumbent must exercise independent judgment when there are problems in final results before presentation to the Corporate Accounting Manager.

This position also will be involved in a wide variety of financial and accounting projects. Examples of such projects include the following:

1. Applying purchase/push-down accounting to acquired entities.
2. Establishing accounting procedures and documentation for the various accounting functions throughout the Company including the operating divisions.
3. Evaluating various software purchases for financial reporting.
4. Training users to various financial/accounting software.
5. Update accounting administration manual including documentation of flow of accounting and statistical information.
6. Revise/update chart of accounts.

The Senior Accountant II works in close coordination and cooperation with all levels of management, operating unit personnel, and internal/external auditors. The incumbent should possess excellent communication and problem solving skills.